Bob Taylor (rugby league)

For the rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Castleford, see Robert Taylor (rugby league).
For other people named Robert Taylor, see Robert Taylor (disambiguation).

Bob Taylor
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Bob Taylor
Personal information
Full nameRobert Taylor
Bornc. 1892
Barrow-in-Furness, England[1]
Died (aged 69)[2]
Hull, England
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909–20 Barrow 56
1920–30 Hull F.C. 308 164
1930–≥30 Barrow
Total 364 164 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1920–≤30 Lancashire
1921–26 England 7 7 0 0 21
1921–22 Great Britain 2 2 0 0 6
Source: [3][4]

Robert "Bob" Taylor (c. 1892 – 16 May 1961) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for Barrow (two spells) and Hull F.C., as a second-row.[3]

Background

Bob Taylor was born on the Furness peninsula, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

Club career

Taylor debuted for Barrow in December 1909, making 56 appearances for the club before the outbreak of the First World War.[5]

When the war ended, Taylor signed for Hull F.C. In January 1921, he scored six tries for Hull in a match against Wakefield Trinity.[5]

Taylor played at second-row and scored a try in Hull's 9–10 defeat by Rochdale Hornets in the 1922 Challenge Cup Final during the 1921–22 season at Headingley, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 34,827.[6] Hull F.C. were just one-point behind Rochdale Hornets when second-row Bob Taylor scored a try in the dying minutes, however fullback Billy Stone was unable to score the conversion and Rochdale Hornets won the 1922 Challenge Cup.

Bob Taylor scored 32 tries in 35 appearances during the 1925–26 season, this was the "most tries scored in a Rugby Football League season by a forward" record, until this was extended to 40 tries by Bob Haigh of Leeds during the 1970–71 season.[7]

Representative honours

Taylor won caps for England while at Hull in 1921 against Australia, in 1922 against Wales, in 1923 against Wales, in 1925 against Wales (2 matches), and in 1926 against Wales, and Other Nationalities, and won caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1921–22 against Australia, and in 1926–27 against New Zealand.

Taylor represented Lancashire while at Hull, and is one of only four players to do so, they are; Ellis Clarkson, Bob Taylor, Dick Gemmell and Steve Prescott.[8]

Personal life

Bob Taylor was the father of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s for Hull F.C.; Robert "Bob" Taylor, and the rugby league footballer who played for Hull F.C. (A-Team); Fred Taylor.

References

  1. ^ "Bob Taylor, Hull's star forward of Twenties, dies suddenly". Hull Daily Mail. 16 May 1961. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Mr. Bob Taylor". Yorkshire Post. 17 May 1961. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Player Summary: Bob Taylor". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Throwback Thursday: Bob Taylor's Six Try Masterclass (1921)". Hull Football Club. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ "A complete history of Hull FC's Challenge Cup finals". Hull Daily Mail. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ Raymond Fletcher (29 April 2002). Hull Rugby League Club - 100 Greats. The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-752424 29-3
  8. ^ Lord Derby (Foreword), Michael E. Ulyatt (Author), Bill Dalton (Author) (Mar 1988). Old Faithful: History of Hull Football Club, 1865–1987. Hutton Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-907033-63-9
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